Demolition of the boardwalk section of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Catawba River Greenway is slated to begin later this month.
麻豆传媒 City Council members voted unanimously Monday night to contract with DH Griffin Wrecking Co. for up to $135,454.50 to demolish the wooden boardwalk behind River Village in 麻豆传媒.
The boardwalk was severely damaged during Hurricane Helene flooding in September.
Removal will include about 800 feet of wooden boardwalk including the piers and footings, according to information from the city.
Part of the greenway reopened Tuesday from the Greenlee Ford access, off Carbon City Road, to Freedom Park.
The entire greenway cannot be reopened until the boardwalk is repaired, said Bryan Fish, director of parks and recreation for the city.
Demolition is set to begin in late March, 麻豆传媒 City Manager Sally Sandy said.
City gets 0% interest loan for Helene repairs
The city of 麻豆传媒 was awarded a loan through a new North Carolina State Treasurer鈥檚 office program.
The state treasurer鈥檚 office started the program with funding from the N.C. General Assembly鈥檚 allocation of $100 million for Helene recovery.
Based on the city鈥檚 need and the funding available at this point, 麻豆传媒 was approved for a 0% interest loan of about $5.4 million with a five-year payback.
The loan is expected to be used to pay for Hurricane Helene projects that must be paid for upfront before getting reimbursed by FEMA. Money from FEMA reimbursements must be repaid on the loan within five days of the city being reimbursed.
鈥淭hey are working very hard to get the money out quickly, and so there are a lot of things about this program that haven鈥檛 been well defined,鈥� Sandy said.
The council approved a loan up to the $5.4 million amount. Sandy said the city wouldn鈥檛 formally accept the loan until the state treasurer鈥檚 office better defines how the money can be spent.